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Mutual Recognition of Drivers

Requirements applicable to all types of driver authorisation applicants:

  • Must hold a current unrestricted Australian driver's licence.
  • Must hold current equivalent authorisation in the first State.
  • Provide appropriate documentation as outlined in s19 of the Mutual Recognition Act NSW 1992.
  • Provide two recent colour photographs (65mmx65mm)

Other Requirements

  Taxi Bus Private hire vehicle Four-wheel-drive Motorcycle
Term of authorisation
  1. one year for drivers under one year of experience.
  2. three years for drivers with at least one year of experience.
 Three years Three years Three years Three years
Fee $100 (1) $120 (2) $70 $45 $70 $70
Training
  1. Drivers applying to operate in the Metropolitan transport district are deemed authorised on complying with all relevant requirements but applicants are to be advised that they cannot have their authority card until they have satisfactorily completed a geographical and regulation test (ie relying on cl. 37(2)(a) of the Passenger Transport (Taxi-cab Services) Regulation).
  2. Drivers in other areas - nil
 Nil Nil Nil Nil

Administrative arrangements in accordance with the MRA:

  1. Authorisation must be granted within one month after a notice of registration is lodged.
  2. Applicants are entitled to authorisation immediately after one month from when the notice is lodged.
  3. Notification of postponement or refusal of authorisation must be made within one month after the notice is lodged.
  4. Postponement of authorisation should not be longer than 6 months, applicants are entitled to authorisation immediately thereafter.

Refusal of authorisation

Authorisation may be refused if:

  1. any required statements or information provided are materially false or misleading; or
  2. the required statements or information have not been provided.